In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
WIFEHOOD
Etymology
Noun
wifehood (usually uncountable, plural wifehoods)
The quality or state of being a wife.
The character or behaviour that befits a good wife; wifeliness.
Source: Wiktionary
Wife"hood, n. Etym: [AS. wifhad.]
1. Womanhood. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. The state of being a wife; the character of a wife.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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